Battered gay men: An exploration of abuse, help seeking, and why they stay

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 1-30

  Merrill, Gregory S ^a   Wolfe, Valerie A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Battering; Bisexual; Domestic; Family; Gay; Homosexual; Lesbian; Male; Men; Same gender; Same sex; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; BATTERING; BISEXUALITY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LESBIAN; LOVE; PATIENT COUNSELING; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUALITY;

EID: 0033847234     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v39n02_01     Document Type: Article

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